Thanks for the link. Looking at it I also realized that I had seen it in addition to hearing it firsthand from Tom. I edited the original post to include the link.

4onthefloor - I agree with your comments completely. Just needed a little hand holding here.

It would seem to me that simply drilling a small hole in the top of the lifter would be a better fix that attempting to grind a slot on the side.

I'll get back to this thread once the engine is back together and running for an update.

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